Cuff-button.



J. H. ORPIN.

CUFF BUTTON.

. APPLICATION men JUNE 28. 1916.

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CUFF-BUTTON.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JAMES H. ORPIN, a citizen of the United States,residing at Providence, in the county of Providence and State of RhodeIsland, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Cuff-Buttons, of which the following is a specification, reference being hadto the accompanying drawings.

This invention relates to certain improvements in cuff buttons and hasrelation more particularly to a device of this general characterincluding a rigid or integral stud, and it is an object of the inventionto provide a button of this general character having novel and improvedmeans whereby the same after being applied to a cuff or the like servesto effectively maintain the same in fastened relation.

The invention consists in the details of construction and in thecombination and arrangement 0f the several parts of my improved buttonwhereby certain important advantages are attained and the device isrendered simpler, less expensive and otherwise more convenient andadvantageous for use, all as will be hereinafter more fully set forth.

The novel features of the invention will hereinafter be definitelyclaimed.

In order that my'invention may be the better understood, I will nowproceed to describe the same with reference to the accompanyingdrawings, wherein- Figure 1 is a view in elevation of a cuff buttonconstructed in accordance with an embodiment of my invention, a coactingcuff being indicated in section; Fig. 2 is a view in elevation of a cuffbutton constructed in accordance with an embodiment of my invention andunapplied; and Fig. 3 is a rear elevational view of the device asdisclosed in Fig. 2.

As disclosed in the accompanying drawings, 11 denote a pair ofconverging shanks having their outer longitudinal margins rounded andconnected at a predetermined point intermediate their lengths by theintegral or rigid stud 2, the intermediate portionof said stud 2 beingprovided with the forwardly directed portion .3 substantially V-shapedin form with its apex outermost and with the side walls of said extendedportion substantially parallel with the opposed inner margins of theshanks 1, whereby the open-ended slots 4 are produced Specification ofLetters Patent. Patented J an 16, 1917 Application filed June 28, 1916.Serial No. 106,419.

within the button-hole, my improved cuff button will be effectivelymaintained in ap-.

plied position and serve to maintain the cuff or the like in a desiredconnected or fastened relation. It is also to be noted that the free endportions of the lips or tongues 5 are rounded in order to facilitatetheir insertion through a button hole with a minimum injury to the cuffor other article of wearing apparel with which the improved button maybe employed. I

In applying my improved button, the end portion of the shanks providedwith the inwardly directed lip or tongue 5 are first inserted throughthe button-hole from the inner side of the cuff after which the portionof the cuff in advance of the buttonhole is seated within the slot 4whereupon the tongue or lip 5 is then directed through the button-hole.It is to be noted that the lips or tongues 5 are disposed in the sameplane occupied by the shanks 1 as is also the interposed stud or shank 2and its forwardly extended portion 3. It is also to he noted that theslots 4 are of such a length as to bring the outer or convergingextremities of the shanks 1 substantially flush with the edges of thecuff, as is thought to be clearly shown in Fig. 1, whereby the cuff isthoroughly protected against curling.

From the foregoing description, it is thought to be obvious that a cuffbutton constructed in accordance with myinvention is of an extremelysimple and comparatively inexpensive nature and is particularly welladapted for use by reason of the convenience and facility with which itmay be assembled, and it will also be obvious that my invention issusceptible of some change and modification without material departurefrom the principles and spirit thereof and for this reason I do not wishto be understood as limiting myself to the precise arrangement andformation of the several parts herein shown in carrying out my inventionin practice, exce'pt as hereinafter claimed.

I claim:

In combination with a cuff provided with button-holes, a cuff buttonadapted to be disposed through said button-holes and comprising a pairof converging shanks adapted to overlie the outer faces of the cuff, astud interposed between said shanks at a predetermined pointintermediate their lengths and provided with a substantially V-shapedextension disposed toward the converging ends of the shanks, the sidewalls of the ex tension being substantially parallel with the opposedwalls of the shanks and affording open-ended slots, said slots being ofsuch a length as to cause the outer edges of the cuff to besubstantially flush with the converging ends of the shanks, and inwardlyand rearwardly directed tongues carried by the shanks adjacent the rearends thereof and having their free extremities rounded, the rear edgesof the tongues at their junction with the shanks and the inner ends ofthe slots being spaced apart a distance equal to the length of thebutton-holes of the cuff,

said stud, extension and tongues occupying I the same plane as theshanks.

In testimony whereof I hereunto affix my signature in the presence oftwo witnesses. JAMES H. ORPIN. Witnesses VVILBUR A. SooT'r, LEO F.FARRELL.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressingthe Commissioner of latents, Washington, D. 0.

